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The Great Western Railway
£15.00

Souvenir of The Great Western Railway

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PUBLISHERThe Great Western Railway.
BINDINGSoft card covers, bound with blue ribbon.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally worn, with some fading and discolouration. The ribbon binding is very frayed and faded on the outside knot, but the colour is well preserved in the middle pages and feels reasonably secure. Foxing...

The Great Western Railway
£25.00

The Great Western Railway of England, 1837 - 1927

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PUBLISHERThe Great Western Railway.
BINDINGCard covered pamphlet bound with cord.
BOOK CONDITIONIntact but covers are in worn condition and foxed. The printed pages, images, fold out plan and map remain very well preserved for age, clear and little marked. Name written on back cover.
DUST JACKETNo.
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Francis Bacon and Samuel Johnson
£30.00

Essays, and The History of Rasselas (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERJohn Sharpe, London.
BINDINGGreen leather boards with gilt decoration and littering, banded spines. Gilt block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONWell preserved for age, with some general shelf wear and scuffing. Bindings feel quite tight and secure, although the title page of vol. I is loose. Slight browning, but printed pages...

Thomas de Quincy, David Masson (Editor)
£30.00

Select Essays of Thomas de Quincy (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERAdam & Charles Black, Edinburgh.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. Boards have some general shelf wear especially around spines, which are quite faded. Some browning and foxing is mainly confined to outer leaves. Printed pages remain largely clear...

Joseph S. Harris
£30.00

Harris and Smith: Collateral Ancestry

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PUBLISHERJoseph S. Harris, Philadelphia. George F. Lasher, Printer.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general shelf wear to boards, a faint scuffed patch on front cover. Corners slightly bumped. Printed pages remain clear with very few noticeable marks. Small previous...

Siegfried Sassoon
£1,200.00

Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (signed copy, limited edition)

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PUBLISHERFaber & Faber Limited.
BINDINGIllustrated paper covered boards, with dust jacket, in an illustrated card slipcase. Gilt top block edge. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. Boards have a little wear to edges. Binding secure. Uneven opened page edges. Printed pages and images remain clear and...

Raymond V. Turley
£30.00

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Bibliographies: Selected Nineteenth Century Sources

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PUBLISHERSouthampton University Library; Barry Shurlock Publishers, Winchester.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a few signs of shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and facsimile images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
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EDITION1975, limited edition of 250 copies.
DESCRIPTIONA comprehensive...

E. du Boulay
£250.00

Bembridge Past and Present (first edition 1911)

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PUBLISHERThe Observer Press, Ryde.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition, commensurate with age. The spine is very faded, weakened and partially detached. Rear hinge is split and binding weak, although all pages remain present and attached. Some foxing throughout, outer leaves are...

Eric Gill, Christopher Skelton (Editor)
£35.00

Eric Gill: The Engravings

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PUBLISHERThe Herbert Press.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to edges of boards. A few marks on block edges. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETCreasing around edges, spine very faded. Slightly yellowed,...

James Mellon
£80.00

African Hunter

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PUBLISHERSafari Press Inc, Long Beach California.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with grey lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, Few signs of wear apart from a few small dents to spine ends and slight yellowing to page edges.
DUST JACKETSome slight wear and creasing to very edges. A few faint scratches...

J. Spurling and Basil Lubbock
£80.00

Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERThe Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen and blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, with some general wear to edges of boards; a little scuffing, slight fraying and bumping to corners. Some splitting to hinges, but...

Alex A. Hurst
£45.00

Arthur Briscoe - Marine Artist: His Life and Work

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PUBLISHERTeredo Books Ltd, Brighton.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition some slight wear and bumping to corners. Binding tight. A little light foxing, mainly confined to outer leaves and block edged. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. 
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Harold S. Vanderbilt
£120.00

On the Wind's Highway: Ranger, Rainbow and Racing

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PUBLISHERCharles Scribner's Sons, New York and London.
BINDINGIllustrated cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONProtected by it's slipcase, this book remains in good condition for age. Some wear, slight discolouration and a mark on spine. Binding secure. A little browning / foxing to block edges and outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages...

Sir Fisher Dilke
£110.00

Observer on Ranger: During the Races for the America's Cup 1937

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PUBLISHERHerbert Jenkins Limited, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Maps on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and quite faded at edges, a few marks. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with tearing and creasing at...

Pat Ware
£35.00

In National Service: Rolls-Royce "B Series" Engines in British Military Vehicles

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PUBLISHERWarehouse Publications.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to edges, corners bumped. A couple of marks on endpapers, but otherwise printed pages and images are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing at very edges, fading to spine. 
EDITION1995.
DESCRIPTIONThe story...

Robert Frost
£200.00

As Told to a Child: Stories from the Derry Notebook

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PUBLISHERThe Cyder Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with solver gilt lettering and signature.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. Slight wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONLimited edition, 2000. This is number 161 of 500 copies.
DESCRIPTIONCharming illustrations...

Malcolm Bobbitt
£65.00

W.O. Bentley: The Man Behind the Marque

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PUBLISHERBreedon Books Publishing, Derby.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition, just some slight signs of wear to boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear and tiny creases around edges. Some faint scratches to gloss surface. 
EDITIONFirst edition...

Orlando Figes
£25.00

A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1924

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PUBLISHERJonathan Cape, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, some wear and bumping to edges and corners. Pages are slightly bowed, but otherwise remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETCreasing and some scuffing to edges. A little faint scratching to gloss surface. Unclipped.
EDITIONFirst edition, 1996.

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